Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Article Snip: "...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s official app provides updates on cases of the coronavirus and the CDC's latest risk assessments and travel guidance. You'll also find information on how the disease spreads, symptoms, prevention, testing, treatment, and more..."

Article Snip: "...Working from home can make it feel like managers have less direct supervision over workers. But an always-on video-conference tool changes that by automatically snapping webcam pictures of employees every few minutes..."

Article Snip: "...The FBI's workout app, called FitTest, offers a rudimentary interface that guides people through sit-ups, push-ups, and jogging routines. But the app also collects data from users' smartphones, including their location and the WiFi networks they connect to..."

Monday, March 23, 2020

Article Snip: "...Save up to 80%: Show the coupon to your pharmacist for massive savings on your meds, Compare prices: GoodRx collects prices & discounts from over 60,000 U.S. pharmacies, Print free coupons: Or send coupons to your phone by email or text message...GoodRx is the #1 medical app for iOS and Android..."

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Article Snip: "...“When it comes to your money, issues like this are not acceptable,” Robinhood Markets Inc. said in an emailed statement referring to Monday’s outage. “We realize we let you down, and our team is committed to improving your experience.”..."

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Article Snip: "...A spokesperson for the SDPD says they are no longer using Clearview AI and quote "prohibited personnel from using it" after the testing phase. They are also "evaluating concerns over the ethics related to this technology."..."

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Article Snip: "...I can’t even get to that level of thinking with [TikTok],” Huffman said at the event, “because I look at that app as so fundamentally parasitic, that it’s always listening, the fingerprinting technology they use is truly terrifying, and I could not bring myself to install an app like that on my phone.”
The fingerprinting Huffman is..."

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Article Snip: "...The Transportation Security Administration says it won't allow employees to use the China-owned video app TikTok to create social media posts for the agency after the Senate’s top Democrat raised concerns about potential national security issues..."

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Article Snip: "...WhatsApp launched in 2009 in California, built by software engineers Brian Acton and Jan Koum. It grew in popularity so swiftly that Facebook bought it in 2014 for a cool $19 billion; this is still Facebook’s largest acquisition to date, and one of the largest in tech acquisitions history — significantly more than the $1 billion it spent to buy Instagram. (Acton has since gone on to found Signal, a more secure, less corporate, less UI-friendly version of WhatsApp.)..."

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Article Snip: "...One of the risks raised by SRLabs is caller impersonation, essentially “caller ID spoofing,” a longtime challenge for SMS which has been resolved in the better OTT platforms. Another risk is location tracking and data interception, including lifting security codes “in attempt to authorize fraudulent bank transactions or take over email accounts..."

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Article Snip: "...S'More was founded by Aslatei to provide a dating app to users that goes beyond superficial looks.
Here's how it works:
Rather than scrolling through a feed and swiping left and right, users are served five suggested profiles each day..."

Article Snip: "...If you’ve installed iOS 13, there are plenty of great features to explore — but beware of some of the pitfalls too. Now let’s dig into three useful iOS app tricks that are worth knowing about..."

Friday, November 8, 2019

Article Snip: "...as tracking tools used by parents get more sophisticated, teens are finding increasingly clever and sneaky ways to get around those tools. One such tracking app, Life360...The most common method kids use is turning ..."

Monday, September 23, 2019

Article Snip: "...Google has launched a subscription service offering users access to more than 350 "completely unlocked" Android apps and games for a monthly fee.
All software provided via the Play Pass will be supplied without any ads or in-app charges..."